Ryan Schimpf belted his 100th career home run in the bottom of the first inning, and the Fisher Cats never looked back in a 9-0 rout of the Portland Sea Dogs on Friday night. With the win, New Hampshire took three of four in the series and finished the homestand with an impressive 5-2 mark.

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After waiting until the late innings to scratch out their wins over the two previous games, New Hampshire (34-38) came out swinging early. The scoring opened when Dalton Pompey trotted home on a sacrifice fly from K.C. Hobson in the bottom of the first. Schimpf followed with a towering blast to right field for his eight homer and a 3-0 Fisher Cats advantage. The home run was Schimpf's 54th in a Fisher Cats uniform, leaving him one shy of David Smith's team record.

Jon Berti added to the lead with an RBI groundout in the fourth inning, pushing across the fourth run of the night against Portland starter Kyle Kraus (L; 0-1). The righty allowed just one earned run, allowing five hits with a pair of strikeouts for the Sea Dogs (27-47).

In the fifth, against reliever Simon Mercedes, the Fisher Cats broke it open. The inning started with another Pompey single (3-4, BB, 3 RS), followed by a one-out walk to Berti. Hobson pushed the lead to 5-0 with a single to right field before Schimpf added a sac fly to make it 6-0.

With a man at first, the inning continued on Jack Murphy's first triple of the season, scoring Hobson from first base. After a walk of Dwight Smith, Jr., Jorge Flores picked up an RBI with a base hit to center field to make it an 8-0 margin.

That was more than enough for starting pitcher Austin Bibens-Dirkx (W; 2-3). He didn't allow a hit until the fifth, and he made it through six innings without giving up a run. The right struck out six, walked one, and hit a batter to earn his second win.

Eight of nine Fisher Cats had a hit as the team reached double digits in the hit column in consecutive games for the first time in June. Pompey led the way with two hits and three runs. Schimpf drove in three while Berti and Hobson drove in two each. Hobson, Murphy, and Smith, Jr. also had two hits each.

The Fisher Cats now head on the road for a seven-game road trip against Trenton and Portland. The opener with the Thunder takes place at 7 p.m. on Saturday night from Arm & Hammer Park.